mammonism
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- mammonist noun
- mammonistic adjective
- mammonite noun
Etymology
Origin of mammonism
Example Sentences
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It added that "extravagance or sensationalism" should not be promoted and that "mammonism" - meaning the greedy pursuit of riches - must not be encouraged.
From BBC
Since China’s opening to the world, “Chinese have embraced diversified thoughts, including the decayed, outdated ideals of mammonism and extreme individualism,” the People’s Daily said in a February editorial.
From BusinessWeek
Both Romney and Gingrich are just too hard to assimilate–all those mind-bending rationalizations for mind-changes on stuff that most conservatives don’t have to think twice about, plus Romney’s Mormonism and Gingrich’s Mammonism.
From Time
This spirit must be reformed; faith instead of scepticism, idealism instead of mammonism, self-sacrifice instead of selfishness, and social spirit instead of individualism must again come into the heart of man.
From Project Gutenberg
Mammonism has gained hold of the United States today.
From Time Magazine Archive
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